Letter: Swift conspiracy

Many adult Americans appear to believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, aliens, the devil, or magic but they are too embarrassed to admit that. They need something bigger than their own mundane existence, so conspiracy theories have entered the picture to compensate for the banality of ordinary life. Their admiration for the former Pres. Trump might be a reflection of this deep-seated longing for King Arthur, the Führer, or whomever. Taylor Swift, enjoying enormous popularity today, dares to promote democracy and fair elections, so 18% of Americans believe that she is a plant to promote Pres. Biden and thus to undermine the democratic election in November. Granted, it takes some intellectual effort to face reality and to operate maturely, and since the masses in our country tend to be infantilized again, it is considerable relief for almost a quarter of adults to suspect Swift to be part of a huge conspiracy. Just imagine if she were a Jew; the extremist masses would howl and wallow in antisemitism.